Unmei Force: Inherited Wills
Extra Chapter 1: The Lurking Shadows of the Void
In Mugen's realm...
Mugen was left sitting on the throne of darkness that he made for himself, as he watched as Mitsunari and Selvaria bicker again, as they were too prideful in themselves, to be able to get along properly, and he has made several attempts to placate both parties, although it didn't do much in the long-term. He only sighed, with his gauntlet-covered hand under his chin.
"I have no intention working with a arrogant whore who would dare slander the name of Lord Hideyoshi!" Mitsunari venomously declared. "You are not fit to dare to even speak his name with that filthy tongue of yours!"
"Be silent, prideful bastard!" Selvaria snarled back, as her eyes glowed for a moment. "Working with a rabid dog like you ails me down to the very core of my heart. The only reason I would stoop to such extents, so as to collude with you and your master, is because I have no other purpose than to fight for the sake of Maximilian's ambitions!"
"How dare you mock me! I will teach you your place, and spill your blood everywhere in this putrid realm!" Mitsunari roared, as he unsheathed his large blade.
"You dare try to make the attempt, and I will scatter your ashes to the four corners of the world!" Selvaria threatened back.
Mugen, who had enough of this, stomped towards them, before he then snatched the weapons out of the grasp of the two arguing people, as he looked fairly irritated.
"That's enough, both of you." Mugen firmly told them. "I did not have you both come here to bicker like you usually do. I understand what sets each other off, but I'll make this clear: I'll have none of this going too far. You both have no right pointing fingers at each other, especially when you are supposed to be working for me."
"Don't test your luck, bastard." Mitsunari growled at Mugen. "The only reason I humour your offer, is because you WILL bring me to Ieyasu, and allow me to claim his head!"
Selvaria was silent, as she seemed to much less impulsive than Mitsunari, although she did glare at Mugen heatedly, which Mugen returned with a calm look in his eyes, before he then walked back to the throne, before placing the sword by his sides."
"I'll make this very simple. You two of all people, know that you both won't be able to make it out of here, let alone be able to exact your personal vendettas, just by yourselves. I'm not asking you both to be buddy-buddy with each other... But if you want to get your revenge, then the only way you'll stand a chance is to work together with each other and get stronger." Mugen told them. "Or have you forgotten what killed you in the first place, the both of you?"
Mitsunari stiffened, as Selvaria recalled the last moments before she destroyed herself in her Final Flame. They didn't say anything, as Mugen then continued.
"And not only that, these people are definitely not going to be the same after everything that had happened. For you, Mitsunari, Ieyasu will be far, far stronger than what he was before, having spent time training and fighting over and over. You think you can handle that immediately?" Mugen asked back, as Mitsunari scowled, before the black-haired leader turned to Selvaria. "And the same goes with you, Selvaria. I'm offering you the means to get stronger, so that you'll have the power to fight them when the time comes."
"Why are so intent on opposing them, the Unmei Force, as you call it?" Selvaria asked back. "Even if they possess the ones that are the targets of our personal vengeance, by what you have been telling you, why would you pursue them?"
"Hm, that's a real big question you put up there, Selvaria." Mugen answered back with a thin smirk, before he then stood up. "Thing is, these people are heroes. And how do you take care of heroes, and lure them out? By committing villainy. It's not that difficult, for either of you, considering the history behind each of you. You terrorise worlds, and they'll be on us like a shark on the scent of blood. Not only that, but if we do certain things... We can end up sabotaging their developments, which would help us advance. Think about it, severing the sources of power which these people derive power from... Wouldn't it benefit us?"
"...I am no heartless monster." Selvaria responded back bitterly. "I will not do such vile things, if they serve little purpose than to spite and ruin others."
"Well, you got to break a few eggs to make the omelette, Selvaria." Mugen responded back. "Besides, I'm not training you both up to be like that. Well, I bet that Mitsunari would much prefer that, since it'll allow him to carve a path of blood to Ieyasu, and end his life right then and there. Still, I wouldn't learn the attitude to take for our acts from him."
"Which is another reason why I detest him." Selvaria answered back, glaring at Mitsunari, who snarled at those words.
"If you believe that there is sympathy and mercy in war, then you are nothing but a soft-hearted fool, waiting to die." Mitsunari retorted back.
"Regardless, that's what we're all going to do. Interfere with the Unmei Force, build our own forces and power, so that we'll be able to take them down in a decisive showdown. Doesn't matter what it takes... You want your chance to make things right, you'll have to follow me and help me out." Mugen stated.
"But we are so few in number. How do you expect us to get any help?" Selvaria asked back.
"Don't worry about that, I have that covered." Mugen assured the Valkyria. "Speaking of which, I do have a little surprise for us, one that would be quite welcome."
He then snapped his fingers, before a portal of swirling darkness appeared in front of him, as someone stepped out of it, as it was a woman with dark skin, with short straight white hair, that had ruby hairclip inside of it, eyes with purple irises and red pupils, and markings under them, clothing that seemed to be mix between metallic armour and mage robes, all of it purple and having a collar of red feathers, black boots and red markings on her legs, golden bracelets on her arm. She seemed to look a little bit groggy, as she swayed a little where she stood.
"Well now, Cia... It seems that you have been woken up quite suddenly..." Mugen stated, all with the smile on his face. "Now then, how do you feel? Need some time to get rid of that ringing sensation in your head?"
"...Yes..." Cia responded back weakly, as she clutched the side of her head. "Even for someone as powerful myself... being reborn wreaks havoc on one's senses.
"Mugen, who is she?" Selvaria asked, as Mitsunari glared at Cia closely.
"Someone that will be a good addition to our group." Mugen responded back casually. "She's the mage of this little posse we're making. We have the invincible tank, that is you, Mitsunari the blood-knight, and myself...? Well, I see myself as sort of a trickster in this set-up. But to answer your question more specifically, I would like to meet one of the most powerful sorceresses in the history of Hyrule: Cia. She's the dark half of a formerly heart-broken guardian of time, and she was the one responsible for the invasion of Hyrule across space and time. Unfortunately, the one right in this reality has been completely purged, so I can't even grab the residual darkness to make one. But... I have other ways to deal with that, and look what it got me."
"I see... Will she be..." Selvaria asked.
"Oh, don't worry about that. She's a little ax-crazy for Link, but she'll be at least tolerable in other times. Hell, the two of you might actually become magical buddies if you both commit to it." Mugen smiled. "And unlike a certain group of villains, she's not going to end up causing a lot of problems down the line."
Cia then slowly recovered, before she then summoned her staff of darkness to her side. "Now then... Is it time then, Mugen? You have told me that the Link I have known is in this... realm. Will you stay by your word to ensure that you'll bring him to me, so that he will have nowhere to run to?" Cia asked back.
"You have my word." Mugen nodded. "All I ask is your cooperation, and your hand in battles. Nothing more."
"And as we have discussed before, I accept the deal." Cia answered back with a smirk on her lips, before turning to the others. "I look forward to seeing what you are all capable of. A demon of blood in the body of a oriental warlord, and a woman of great destructive power. I'm sure that you will be quite helpful in the future."
"I hope for the same from you." Selvaria answered back, as Mitsunari merely scoffed at that.
"Now then... with the fact that we are gathered here, as a large enough group to be able to handle ourselves... I do have good news for you all..." Mugen stated, before his grin grew wider. "...It's time that we stopped sitting around, and starting making our own moves here."
Everyone turned to him, hearing that, as Mugen then rose his hand.
"We shall traverse the worlds, and make our name as a organisation of evil, one that shall grow to dominate the multiverse." Mugen stated. "When all is said and done, your goals will be fulfilled, and we will have a faction at our beck and call, one that the others will be threatened by, as they will know that we will conquer the multiverse with a empire that will be feared for its iron fist against those who dare oppose it and the values it encompasses. We will become a new order, where the strong rightfully earn their place as the leaders, and those with ambitions will be challenged and forged in the flames of conflict."
The three of them looked at Mugen, as they were surprised to see that Mugen was speaking of such a ambitious goal, although they knew that Mugen was determined to achieve it, no matter what it took, and that their own dreams coincide with Mugen's own, albeit in different ways.
"Let this be the birth of a darkness that shall linger in this multiverse, one that will exist as long as ambition and power exists..." Mugen stated. "Let us become... the Void Emissaries."